Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine

1866 - 1953  (87 years)

• Patriarch and Matriarch:
  

  Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
            b. 12 Sep 1837, Prinz-Carl-Palais, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Confederation
            d. 13 Mar 1892, New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire  (Age 54 years)  (Father) 
  Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf
            b. 19 Jan 1757, Ebersdorf
            d. 16 Nov 1831, Coburg  (Age 74 years)  (2 x Great Grandmother) 

  Birth	11 Jul 1866	New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire
  Given names	Irène Luise Marie Anne
  Death	11 Nov 1953	Schloss Hemmelmark, Barkelsby, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
  Origins
  Siblings	2 brothers and 4 sisters
  	01. Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine           b. 5 Apr 1863, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England           d. 24 Sep 1950, Kensington Palace, London, England  (Age 87 years)   02. Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine           b. 1 Nov 1864, Bessungen, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Confederation           d. 18 Jul 1918, Alapayevsk, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic  (Age 53 years) > 03. Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine           b. 11 Jul 1866, New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire           d. 11 Nov 1953, Schloss Hemmelmark, Barkelsby, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany  (Age 87 years) └─Prince Henry of Prussia           b. 14 Aug 1862, Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation           d. 20 Apr 1929, Schloss Hemmelmark, Barkelsby, Schleswig-Holstein, Weimar Republic  (Age 66 years),  m. 24 May 1888, Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin     04. Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse           b. 25 Nov 1868, New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse           d. 9 Oct 193, Schloss Wolfsgarten, Langen, Hesse, Germany   05. Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine           b. 7 Oct 1870, New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine           d. 29 May 1873, New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine  (Age 2 years)   06. Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine           b. 6 Jun 1872, New Palace, Darmstadt, Germany           d. 17 Jul 1918, Ipatiev House, Yekaterinburg, Russia  (Age 46 years)   07. Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine           b. 24 May 1874, New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire           d. 16 Nov 1878, New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire  (Age 4 years)
  Person ID	P8269	Europe
  Last Modified	29 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine           b. 12 Sep 1837, Prinz-Carl-Palais, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Confederation           d. 13 Mar 1892, New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Princess Alice of the United Kingdom           b. 25 Apr 1843, Buckingham Palace, London, England           d. 14 Dec 1878, New Palace, Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	1 Jul 1862	Osborne House, Isle of Wight, England
  Age at Marriage	Louis was 24 years and 10 months old. Alice was 19 years and 3 months old. Their age difference is 5 years and 7 months. They were married for 16 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F4034	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Husband	Prince Henry of Prussia           b. 14 Aug 1862, Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation           d. 20 Apr 1929, Schloss Hemmelmark, Barkelsby, Schleswig-Holstein, Weimar Republic (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	24 May 1888	Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin
  Age at Marriage	Irene was 21 years and 10 months old. Henry was 25 years and 9 months old. Their age difference is 3 years and 11 months. They were married for 40 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F4043	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine(1866 – 1953) 2Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine(1837 – 1892) 4 8 16 17 9 18 19 5 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Princess Alice of the United Kingdom(1843 – 1878) 6Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(1819 – 1861) 12Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(1784 – 1844) 24Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld(1750 – 1806) 25Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf(1757 – 1831) 13Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg(1800 – 1831) 26 27 7Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom(1819 – 1901) 14Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn(1767 – 1820) 28George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland(1738 – 1820) 29Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz(1744 – 1818) 15Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld(1786 – 1861) 30Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld(1750 – 1806) 31Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf(1757 – 1831)